Executive Director of Strategy

• Full-time
• Function: Information Technology

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. With more than $600 billion in assets under management, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure it is financially sustainable for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.

The Managing Director, Head of Strategy Execution for Technology & Operations, will contribute to CPPIB's strategic objectives by improving strategy execution capabilities and leading the implementation of strategic initiatives and programs. The Managing Director will be responsible for leading the Technology & Operations Strategy Execution Function, collaborating closely with the Senior Managing Director, Chief Operations Officer and the Technology & Operations leadership team on the execution of initiatives, while partnering with the program management team on the delivery of initiatives/programs. This role is instrumental in ensuring the successful execution of strategic initiatives, actively problem-solving, and proactively resolving challenges along the way. This role aims to establish enduring strategy execution capabilities within our organization, contributing to its long-term success and growth.

Accountabilities

• Lead the onboarding and initial set-up of strategic initiatives: Ensure initiatives are equipped with the necessary resources, tools, and frameworks to kickstart their journey towards successful execution.
• Provide ongoing, comprehensive support to the Technology & Operations leadership team throughout the entire lifecycle of their strategic initiatives: This spans multiple dimensions, including workplan development, OKR definition, resource allocation, and proactive problem-solving.
• Collaborate closely with the Technology & Operations leadership team to assess and measure/quantify the impact and value being delivered by initiatives: Provide input as required into the structuring and reporting on initiative status, outcomes and alignment with strategic goals, to provide transparency to Fund leadership and ensure alignment through meetings such as Steering Committees and Quarterly SMT Days.
• Maintain a consistent review of SEF and initiative operations, actively identifying opportunities for continuous improvement: Implement improvements within the function to benefit both current and future initiatives. Proactively ensure that the SEF is agile, adaptable, and continuously improving in its strategy execution capabilities.
• Identify and seize opportunities to build and strengthen strategy execution capabilities within the function and the overall Fund: Involves items such as assessing training needs for team members, developing structures and processes to enhance strategy execution, implementing proven concepts to enhance capabilities (e.g., user-based design), and creating mechanisms to institutionalize key components of strategy execution.
• Lead small, focused teams responsible for the development and execution of strategic initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Advanced degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 10+ years progressive experience in strategy execution, enterprise-wide change and/or program management.
• Experience in leading large-scale transformation initiatives and change management programs. Previous experience in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, or other financial service roles are helpful, but not required.
• Strong understanding of strategy development and execution within a complex financial services environment, with a focus on long-term growth and sustainability.
• Advanced knowledge of strategic portfolio management and process improvement methodologies.
• Ability to distill complex concepts into actionable strategies and execute them within a dynamic environment.
• Strategic problem solving (e.g., overcoming barriers, enabling continued forward momentum) and complex stakeholder management will be required across a wide variety of initiatives, ranging from Talent to Technology Implementations.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, particularly Group Heads and Senior Managing Directors.
• Significant stakeholder management experience and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across diverse teams and functions.
• Demonstrated experience working closely with technology teams and external partners in a complex environment, effectively managing competing priorities and risk factors.
• Ability to understand, empathize, and bridge multiple perspectives across departmental needs, e.g., Senior Leadership and technical specialists, and engage with all parts of the Fund.

At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.